Author

Publication

2008 - Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,250 words, Guess

Page Count

245 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC306.4/613
  • LCCHQ1743 .D49 2008
  • LCCHQ1743.D49 2008

Description

"For almost half a century, the Miss India competition has been a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing over time the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the unexpected lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, Susan Dewey's Making Miss India Miss World examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by recent political, economic, and cultural developments."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

WomenEthnicityWomen, indiaBeauty contestsSocial conditionsEthnicity -- IndiaBeauty contestants

Places

Series Statement

  • Gender and globalization

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